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Jay Z Speaks On Rumored Tension With Colin Kaepernick— “No One Is Saying He Hasn’t Been Done Wrong. He Was Done Wrong. I Would Understand If It Was Three Months Ago. But It Was Three Years Ago And Someone Needs To Say, ‘What Do We Do Now?”

<p>&num;Roommates&comma; Super Bowl 2020 is officially behind us&comma; but for many it was an afterthought because they were still protesting the big event in support and solidarity of Colin Kaepernick&period; One of Kaepernick’s earliest supporters&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;tomi-lahren-calls-out-beyonce-and-jay-z-for-not-standing-during-the-national-anthem-at-super-bowl-2020-pick-your-privileged-aes-off-the-chair&sol;">Jay Z<&sol;a>&comma; faced backlash when he partnered with the NFL to place Roc Nation artists to perform at some of the league’s biggest events—including the Super Bowl&period; Well now&comma; Jay is addressing the rumored tension that occurred between himself and Kap following that partnership&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The partnership was immensely criticized almost immediately because many felt that Jay Z was both abandoning the cause and selling out Colin Kaepernick by getting in business with the NFL&comma; as Kaepernick practically remained blacklisted and without a team following his stance to take a knee in protest of police brutality&period; In a recent interview with &commat;NYTimes&comma; Jay Z discussed Kap and if the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;okayplayer&period;com&sol;music&sol;jay-z-says-he-and-colin-kaepernick-disagree-on-the-tactic-but-are-marching-for-the-same-cause&period;html">reported tension<&sol;a> between them is real or simply rumors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Directly addressing the public perception that he turned his back on Kaepernick after initially rallying behind him&comma; Jay Z said this&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;No one is saying he hasn’t been done wrong&period; He was done wrong&period; I would understand if it was three months ago&period; But it was three years ago and someone needs to say&comma; &OpenCurlyQuote;What do we do now — because people are still dying&quest;’”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He also explained that he feels his recent NFL partnership can actually help Kaepernick’s cause instead of turning a blind eye to it&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are two adult men who disagree on the tactic but are marching for the same cause&period;”<&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Kap and his girlfriend Nessa recently took to social media to throw a little shade and question Jay Z and Beyoncé’s happy appearances at the Super Bowl by posting joint messages to their Instagram stories&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Roommates&comma; what are your thoughts on this&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"56808" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;jay-z-speaks-on-rumored-tension-with-colin-kaepernick-no-one-is-saying-he-hasnt-been-done-wrong-he-was-done-wrong-i-would-understand-if-it-was-three-months-ago-but-it-was&sol;" data-secure&equals;"2a1d850594"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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